Military-Grade Malware Spurs Theories on New Cyberwar Threat - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON, DC – Cybersecurity officials have discovered a widely disseminated piece of malicious software called Stuxnet, which they say establishes a new precedent in the sophistication and threat of cyberwarfare. It's unclear exactly what Stuxnet was designed to do, but officials say the software had embedded itself across computer systems at a number of power facilities and factories over the past year. It appeared to have the ability, if activated, to briefly wrest control of industrial components away from human operators. Analysts say it's possible this could destroy the targeted facility by causing explosions and fires. Wired's http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/stuxnet/?utm_source=feedburner&u..." title="Kim Zetter explores">Kim Zetter explores the technical analysis and processes in-depth. It's unknown who created it, to what end, and what exactly Stuxnet would have done if it had not been discovered. But here's what we know and the implications.
- Who Made It? Computerworld's http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185919/Is_Stuxnet_the_best_malware_ev..." title="Gregg Keizer writes">Gregg Keizer writes, "The Stuxnet worm is a 'groundbreaking' piece of malware so devious in its use of unpatched vulnerabilities, so sophisticated in its multipronged approach, that the security researchers who tore it apart believe it may be the work of state-backed professionals." The Christian Science Monitor's Computerworld's http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185919/Is_Stuxnet_the_best_malware_ev..." title="Gregg Keizer writes">Gregg Keizer writes, "Iran was hardest hit by Stuxnet, according to Symantec researchers, who said in July that nearly 60% of all infected PCs were located in that country." The Christian Science Monitor's
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